Index of English words, starting with "wa"

(1) - Waviness (n.) The quality or state of being wavy.

(1) - Wavy (a.) Undulating on the border or surface; waved.
(2) - Wavy (a.) Playing to and fro; undulating; as, wavy flames.
(3) - Wavy (a.) Rising or swelling in waves; full of waves.

(1) - Wax (v. t.) To smear or rub with wax; to treat with wax; as, to wax a thread or a table.
(2) - Wax (n.) Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar maple, and then cooling.
(3) - Wax (n.) A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in connection with certain deposits of rock salt and coal; -- called also mineral wax, and ozocerite.
(4) - Wax (n.) A waxlike product secreted by certain plants. See Vegetable wax, under Vegetable.
(5) - Wax (n.) A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax. See Wax insect, below.
(6) - Wax (n.) A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing their thread.
(7) - Wax (n.) A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing wax, grafting wax, etching wax, etc.
(8) - Wax (n.) Cerumen, or earwax.
(9) - Wax (n.) Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or appearance.
(10) - Wax (n.) A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which, being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow.
(11) - Wax (v. i.) To pass from one state to another; to become; to grow; as, to wax strong; to wax warmer or colder; to wax feeble; to wax old; to wax worse and worse.
(12) - Wax (v. i.) To increase in size; to grow bigger; to become larger or fuller; -- opposed to wane.